All Articles Tagged As: toxins

Engineered E. Coli May Lead To New Drugs, Detect Pollutants (7/23/2007)

Bacteria that respond to human hormones -- the body's chemical messengers -- may enable the discovery of new treatments for hormone-related medical problems, including thyroid disease and some forms of breast cancer. Developed by Princeton chemical engineers, the sensitive bugs also may detect hormone-mimicking pollutants, which can disrupt normal processes in the body. ...> Full Article

Using Bacteria To Suck Up Dangerous Toxins (7/11/2007)

The U.S. Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute has accepted a proposal by an Indiana University Bloomington biologist to sequence the genomes of six bacteria known to suck up nutrients from their environments using long, rigid stalks. ...> Full Article